STATISTICS

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Acid Jet (Ex)

Once every 1d4 rounds as a standard action,
a sea scourge can shoot a stream of acidic juices in a 30-foot line,
dealing 2d8 points of acid damage to any creatures in the area (DC 18 Reflex save for half damage). The save DC is Constitution-based.

Sea Scourge Variants

Coldwater Scourge (+0 CR): The coldwater scourge is a
menace to merchant ships and war galleons alike. A coldwater scourge is
immune to cold damage, and creatures that fail their Reflex saves versus the scourge's acid jet are also staggered for 1 round.

Steaming Scourge (+1 CR): A steaming scourge possesses additional Hit Dice
and the heat universal monster ability, and emits so much energy that
any water in a 10-foot-radius spread around it begins to boil, dealing
1d6 points of damage to creatures that begin their turn submerged in it.

ECOLOGY

On watch at night in warm seas, wise sailors are especially vigilant for the hated sea scourge, an ooze
that has adapted itself so well to its maritime habitat as to become a
significant hazard to native oceanic creatures as well as to humanoid
seafarers. While its typical diet consists of sea turtles, dugongs, and
other aquatic prey, the sea scourge will feed on whatever creatures it
can manage to get a hold of, and is known to prey on humanoids
both in shallow waters and at sea, even going so far as to board
seagoing vessels. A sea scourge's acid is capable of dissolving wood in
addition to flesh and bone, making it a particularly dangerous threat to
most boats. Though it can swim beneath the waves indefinitely, a sea
scourge more often tends to search the surface of the ocean for prey,
camouflaged as a large clump of ambergris or other seaborne excretion.